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Portsmouth, Hampshire [66]

Liverpool, Lancashire [59]

Plymouth, Devon [50]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [35]

Dublin [34]

Devonport, Devon [32]

Portsea, Hampshire [32]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [26]

Liverpool [26]

Brighton, Sussex [25]

Manchester, Lancashire [24]

Hull, Yorkshire [21]

London [20]

Beckenham, Kent [19]

Bromley, Kent [19]

Durham, County Durham [19]

Southampton, Hampshire [19]

Belfast, Antrim [17]

Camberwell, London [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [16]

Stonehouse, Devon [16]

Gosport, Hampshire [15]

Islington, London [15]

Penge [15]

Bermondsey, London [14]

Bromley Kent [14]

Edinburgh [14]

Exeter, Devon [14]

Lambeth, London [14]

Leicester [14]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [13]

Leeds, Yorkshire [13]

Nottingham [13]

Battersea, London [12]

Bethnal Green, London [12]

Chichester, Sussex [12]

Fulham, London [12]

Glasgow [12]

Hackney, London [12]

Plymouth [12]

West Ham, Essex [12]

Kensington, London [11]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [10]

Dartmouth, Devon [10]

Ipswich, Suffolk [10]

Paddington, London [10]

Peckham, London [10]

Saint Heliers Jersey [10]

Stockton, Durham [10]

Walworth, London [10]

Rank

Private [929]

Able Seaman [757]

Stoker 1st Class [327]

Lieutenant [253]

Petty Officer [253]

Stoker [246]

Second Lieutenant [204]

Captain [178]

Chief Stoker [154]

Leading Seaman [148]

Stoker Petty Officer [148]

Gunner [132]

Leading Stoker [132]

Ordinary Seaman [128]

Chief Petty Officer [122]

Corporal [111]

Serjeant [103]

Lance Corporal [89]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [88]

Commander [88]

Lieutenant Commander [79]

Boy 1st Class [65]

Sergeant [61]

Seaman [55]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [51]

Major [51]

Signalman [51]

Midshipman [49]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [46]

Stoker 2nd Class [42]

Sick Berth Steward [41]

Rifleman [40]

Lieutenant Colonel [38]

Petty Officer Stoker [36]

Petty Officer 1st Class [35]

Chaplain [29]

Engineer Commander [29]

Shipwright 1st Class [29]

Yeoman of Signals [29]

Mechanician [28]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [27]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [26]

Canteen Assistant [24]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [24]

Leading Signalman [24]

Admiral [23]

Chief Armourer [23]

Ship's Steward [23]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [22]

Sub-Lieutenant [22]

Unit

Royal Naval Division [447]

HMS Queen Mary [293]

HMS DEFENCE [290]

HMS Defence [234]

HMS QUEEN MARY [168]

Royal Naval Reserve [138]

HMS Indefatigable [137]

London Regiment [135]

HMS Monmouth [120]

Royal West Kent Regiment [110]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [102]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [101]

Royal Marine Artillery [84]

HMS Racoon [80]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [79]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [78]

HMS Hampshire [71]

HMS Vanguard [64]

Royal Field Artillery [63]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [62]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [62]

HMS Chester [58]

Royal Fusiliers [58]

HMS Princess Royal [57]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [51]

HM Submarine K4 [50]

HMS Warrior [48]

Royal Engineers [47]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [47]

HMS Southampton [46]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [44]

HMS Ardent [42]

Royal Sussex Regiment [40]

HMS Barham [38]

HMS Agincourt [35]

HMS Marlborough [35]

HMS Benbow [34]

HMS New Zealand [34]

Royal Marines Band [33]

Army Service Corps [32]

Middlesex Regiment [32]

Rifle Brigade [30]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [28]

Canadian Infantry [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

East Surrey Regiment [26]

HM Submarine E16 [26]

HMS Falmouth [26]

HMS Superb [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Service

Royal Navy [5124]

British Army [1302]

Australian Imperial Force [81]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [74]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Indian Army [24]

Other Empire Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

South African Services [11]

Canadian Navy [2]

Last name first letter

B [790]

M [606]

C [588]

S [542]

H [495]

W [466]

P [416]

D [310]

R [302]

L [296]

G [284]

F [260]

T [253]

A [222]

J [190]

K [152]

E [142]

N [114]

O [95]

V [35]

Y [34]

I [25]

Q [15]

U [12]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4060]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1265]

Canada [20]

Ireland [10]

India [7]

Australia [4]

United States [4]

Germany [3]

Malta [3]

New Zealand [3]

South Africa [3]

Egypt [2]

France [2]

Gibraltar [2]

Denmark [1]

Guernsey [1]

Jersey [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Yemen [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [66] Liverpool, Lancashire [59] Plymouth, Devon [50] Bristol, Gloucestershire [35] Dublin [34] Devonport, Devon [32] Portsea, Hampshire [32] Birmingham, Warwickshire [26] Liverpool [26] Brighton, Sussex [25] Manchester, Lancashire [24] Hull, Yorkshire [21] London [20] Beckenham, Kent [19] Bromley, Kent [19] Durham, County Durham [19] Southampton, Hampshire [19] Belfast, Antrim [17] Camberwell, London [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [16] Stonehouse, Devon [16] Gosport, Hampshire [15] Islington, London [15] Penge [15] Bermondsey, London [14] Bromley Kent [14] Edinburgh [14] Exeter, Devon [14] Lambeth, London [14] Leicester [14] Alverstoke, Hampshire [13] Leeds, Yorkshire [13] Nottingham [13] Battersea, London [12] Bethnal Green, London [12] Chichester, Sussex [12] Fulham, London [12] Glasgow [12] Hackney, London [12] Plymouth [12] West Ham, Essex [12] Kensington, London [11] Cardiff, Glamorgan [10] Dartmouth, Devon [10] Ipswich, Suffolk [10] Paddington, London [10] Peckham, London [10] Saint Heliers Jersey [10] Stockton, Durham [10] Walworth, London [10]

Rank

Private [929] Able Seaman [757] Stoker 1st Class [327] Lieutenant [253] Petty Officer [253] Stoker [246] Second Lieutenant [204] Captain [178] Chief Stoker [154] Leading Seaman [148] Stoker Petty Officer [148] Gunner [132] Leading Stoker [132] Ordinary Seaman [128] Chief Petty Officer [122] Corporal [111] Serjeant [103] Lance Corporal [89] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [88] Commander [88] Lieutenant Commander [79] Boy 1st Class [65] Sergeant [61] Seaman [55] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [51] Major [51] Signalman [51] Midshipman [49] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [46] Stoker 2nd Class [42] Sick Berth Steward [41] Rifleman [40] Lieutenant Colonel [38] Petty Officer Stoker [36] Petty Officer 1st Class [35] Chaplain [29] Engineer Commander [29] Shipwright 1st Class [29] Yeoman of Signals [29] Mechanician [28] Chief Yeoman of Signals [27] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [26] Canteen Assistant [24] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [24] Leading Signalman [24] Admiral [23] Chief Armourer [23] Ship's Steward [23] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [22] Sub-Lieutenant [22]

Unit

Royal Naval Division [447] HMS Queen Mary [293] HMS DEFENCE [290] HMS Defence [234] HMS QUEEN MARY [168] Royal Naval Reserve [138] HMS Indefatigable [137] London Regiment [135] HMS Monmouth [120] Royal West Kent Regiment [110] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [102] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [101] Royal Marine Artillery [84] HMS Racoon [80] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary [79] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [78] HMS Hampshire [71] HMS Vanguard [64] Royal Field Artillery [63] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [62] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [62] HMS Chester [58] Royal Fusiliers [58] HMS Princess Royal [57] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence [51] HM Submarine K4 [50] HMS Warrior [48] Royal Engineers [47] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [47] HMS Southampton [46] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [44] HMS Ardent [42] Royal Sussex Regiment [40] HMS Barham [38] HMS Agincourt [35] HMS Marlborough [35] HMS Benbow [34] HMS New Zealand [34] Royal Marines Band [33] Army Service Corps [32] Middlesex Regiment [32] Rifle Brigade [30] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [28] Canadian Infantry [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] East Surrey Regiment [26] HM Submarine E16 [26] HMS Falmouth [26] HMS Superb [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Service

Royal Navy [5124] British Army [1302] Australian Imperial Force [81] Canadian Expeditionary Force [74] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Indian Army [24] Other Empire Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] South African Services [11] Canadian Navy [2]

Last name first letter

B [790] M [606] C [588] S [542] H [495] W [466] P [416] D [310] R [302] L [296] G [284] F [260] T [253] A [222] J [190] K [152] E [142] N [114] O [95] V [35] Y [34] I [25] Q [15] U [12] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4060] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1265] Canada [20] Ireland [10] India [7] Australia [4] United States [4] Germany [3] Malta [3] New Zealand [3] South Africa [3] Egypt [2] France [2] Gibraltar [2] Denmark [1] Guernsey [1] Jersey [1] Sierra Leone [1] Sri Lanka [1] Yemen [1]

Roger Stewart Montresor Beatson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28953 Private Seaforth Highlanders 72nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion Attached to 10th Battalion

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Henry (harry) Garnet Bedford Miner

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 823028

Canadian Expeditionary Force 823028 Corporal Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lance Corporal 58th Toronto Battalion

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Charles William Whitehead

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy CH/9373 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hawke

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Edward Cooper

Born 1896

Died 1985

British Army R 2794 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Terah Gough

Born 1890

Died 1965

British Army 2347 Royal Engineers Reserve Signal Company

British Army M/398134 Royal Army Service Corps Nottingham Company

British Army 23117 Sapper Royal Engineers 46th North Midland Signals

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James Kirk

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3117 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 250806 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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David Henry Taylor

Born 1888

Died 1981

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7137 Cadet London Regiment (Artist's Rifles) O.T.C. 28th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Archer William Balcombe

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15620 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/15620 Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Calliope

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Blair Anderson Wark

Born 1894

Died 1941

Australian Imperial Force

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Henry William Lovelock

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2418 Private London Regiment

British Army 350659 Private London Regiment

British Army 350659 Lance Sergeant London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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Samuel William James Jago

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy 173498 Cook's Mate HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy 173498 Cook's Mate HMS Indefatigable

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Cecil Reginald Noble

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 3697 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army 3697 Private Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)

British Army 3697 Pioneer Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)

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Frank Herbert Dennis

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army S/3/03127 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 202879 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 202879 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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George Randolph Pearkes

Born 1888

Died 1984

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107473

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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William Avery Bishop

Born 1894

Died 1956

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Expeditionary Force 9 Mississanga Horse

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Squadron Commander and Major Royal Air Force 85 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Flying Corps 60 Squadron

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George Frederick Thomas Oakes

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 130th Field Company

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William Henry Hewitt

Born 1884

Died 1966

South African Services 8162 Lance Corporal 2nd South African Light Infantry

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William Harold Hillyer

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 1st/4th (London) Field Company

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John Molyneux

Born 1890

Died 1972

British Army 1817 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 1817 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Hamilton Maxwell Fleming

Born 1876

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion.

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